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HB 794NORTH CAROLINASession 2025State Billin committee

North Carolina directs State Highway Patrol to study staffing and salary scales

Original title: Study Highway Patrol Staffing/Salary Scale.

Last action · April 8, 2025: Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action)Sponsors: David Willis and 29 others

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What This Bill Would Do

The North Carolina General Assembly requires the State Highway Patrol to study its overall and regional troop staffing needs alongside salary scales for all ranks, submitting findings by March 1, 2026.

Why it matters

Lawmakers initiate a formal review that could shape future compensation and personnel allocation for state troopers across specific regional districts.

Who It Would Affect

Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

State Highway Patrol

The agency is required to conduct a comprehensive staffing and salary study and submit a formal legislative report by March 1, 2026.

Key Facts

The State Highway Patrol must study its overall staffing size based on state needs.
The agency must analyze troop staffing size specific to different regions of the state.
The study must review the overall salary scale of the Patrol and the salary scale of each individual rank.
A formal report detailing findings and recommendations is due no later than March 1, 2026.

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The report must be submitted to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety, the House Appropriations Committee on Justice and Public Safety, and the Senate Appropriations Committee on Justice and Public Safety.
The act becomes effective when it becomes law.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the State Highway Patrol required to do under this bill?

The Patrol must study and develop legislative recommendations regarding its overall staffing size, regional troop staffing sizes, overall salary scale, and the salary scale for each rank.

When is the study report due?

The report is due no later than March 1, 2026.

Who receives the findings and recommendations?

The report must be submitted to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety, the House Appropriations Committee on Justice and Public Safety, and the Senate Appropriations Committee on Justice and Public Safety.

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Where This Stands

Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.

Procedural history

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Apr 8, 2025House
Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Apr 8, 2025House
Passed 1st Reading
Apr 7, 2025HouseIntroduced
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Connected Entities

Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety, State Highway Patrol, Senate Appropriations Committee on Justice and Public Safety and 2 more

OrganizationJoint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety“Recipient of the required report.”Map →

OrganizationState Highway Patrol“Required to study staffing and salary scales and report findings.”Map →

OrganizationSenate Appropriations Committee on Justice and Public Safety“Recipient of the required report.”Map →

locationNorth Carolina“State jurisdiction enacting the legislation.”Map →

OrganizationHouse Appropriations Committee on Justice and Public Safety“Recipient of the required report.”Map →

Sources

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www.ncleg.gov

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